Lasting machine



Dec. 2,

F. N. LA CHAPELLE LASTING MACHINE F1164 Mw s1. 192x y 15 of thes oe.

ERED N. LA CHAPELLE, or '.REvERL, MASSACHUSETTS,fAssIGEoR'To UNITED sRoEMAcRrNERY CORPORATION, or rATERsoN, NEW JERSEY, A coRroRA'rIoN or NEWJERSEY; f

i 'v v LASTING i MACHINE.

y Application ined May a1, 192i.' serial 1ro. 473.686.' T all whom. tmay. concern." 'l the shoe bottom. The lasting'element. refer- Be itknown that I, FRED N. LA CHAPELLE, ablyhas a friction face for enga 'ngt eupa citizen `of the United States, residing` at er and is givenamovementheig twise of the Beverly, in the county of EssexV and,'Statef', ast vin conjunction with movement inwardly of Massachusetts,have invented certain Im! of thelast; saidmovements occurring in Oprovements in Lasting Machines, fof which A each cycle of the machine towork into lasted lthe following description,-in connectionA with.-position a selected portion of the upper.- As the accompanyingdrawings, is a -speciica' ,herein shown-the lasting element comprises ation, like reference characters 0n the drawiexible' strapheld underspring tension. apings indicating likepart's inthe several ig- 'plied atits lower end andsupported so that 65 ures. v l itsl operating portionis inclined upwardly This invention relates to machines for and inwardlywithrelation to aY 'shoe pre-l lasting successive portions of the upperof sented bottom up to the shoe ypositioning i Aashoe rogressively aboutthe periphery .meansf The supporting" means or strap is v arranged forautomatic movement toward '70 `-For the purpose of illustration and "exfthe shoe once in each'cycle of the. machine empliication the. inventionis herein shown in a plane substantially arallel to the last as embodiedin a machine of the typp disbottom and is yieldingly Iheld from freeupclosed -in United. States Letters atent,l ward movement, for instanceby the spring l201,185,108 granted May 30, 1916, on 4iny aptension onthe belt referred to' above.` The. 75 plication, and known-as a threadfastening portion of the supporting means which carmachine. .f-In theoperation of this machine ries, and is preferably covered by, theupperas previouslyorganized an upper,. already, end of the ,strap,1inpitsimove'mentytoward lasted and secured by tacks, is fastened bry the shoe,engages the side of the shoe well a thread lfastening to the lip or ribof van below the glane ofthe sole, and because of 80 finnersole. Thelasting t-acks'may then bev the incline position of the'strap a verticali Withdrawn andthe upper sewed to the lip, component of the inwardpressure lifts the rib or between-substance, and since therel stra whilein contact with the upper, thus are then no metallic fastenings intheporlpro ucing an inwardl and upward yielding tion of the lshoe treatedthere is nodanger wiping action on the' portion' o f the uppei` 854 ofthe 'needle striking such fastenings andi being lasted. The upwipiigaction of the being deected or broken.. 1 lasting'element isalso-assisted and enhanced One object of the present inventionfis to bythel inward inclination of the portionnf`A` I lenable machines of thistypetobe used the last engaged by its upper end which infor lastingshoes inthe first instance, the clination is especially pronouncedat the90 utility of the' machine forits. prior purpose. shank on the innerside lof the shoewhere not necessarily being affected.Aside'lastingismost difficult. Another ob]ect of the nvention is to pro-Another feature of the invention 'consists vide'4 an improved lmacv ineby which the in an organization comprising "xjneans.ii"`

40 upper may be lasted and secured in; lasted. securing an upper to aninnersole bysucces-` 95 position by fastenings Which may remain. siveoperationsof the securing means, and in the shoe without unfavorabl'yaffecting means for upwipingthe upper towardl the1 the operations ofmachines used subselas't bottom and into lasted position prior toquently in the manufacture of the shoe. each securing operationfY'Preferably'these-v A still further object oftheinvention curing meanscomprises, as shown,1neans\100 is to provide lasting'mechanism whichm'ayforinserting individualion-metallic'fastenbe used to 4advantage bothwith'means for ings'through the upper ,and linnersoleliir a securing the"upper and also in operations direction substantially. parallel'to thelast .where the upper` is secured by cement, as bottom, vand the lastingmeans. comprises for example, in'rubber shoe Work..` a frictionlastingelementacting toconfor'm 105 A feature of thejinvention consists inathe'upper intimately to the contour ofthe lasting element operated toengage the side last and to work the upper toward the point of a shoeupheld to positioning means by -whereit is yto be secured. the hands ofthe operator, and acting to Preferably the operations of the securingwipe the upper at the side of thejshoe toward means and thef lasting`element occur in 110 after the completion of the cycle,

vator through a suitable treadle. l y ation of the lasting means,therefore, as securing means, is under' -l timed relation in eachvcycleofthe machine which is organized to stop automatically-gi chine beingunder the' control.

well as vthat of the 'control at the willof the operator.'

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As'another-feature of the invention'l the lasting meansis Organized toholdtlie Lipper positively/against the upper corner o v'the edge faceofjthe innersole and the upperv is pressed into the angle between theriband feather of the innersole, for example, by a back gage, and isthereby held in position to receive fastenings .-'inserted through. the

` I upper and. innersolerib-parallel tothe vlast 'description when rea4pointed A -y embodying the present-invention,- and l vstituting aconvenient and eectiv'e-.formfof .thelas'ting and 'securln benzene.,vvA. .Y

These and other features of the invention will appearmore full from thefollowing theaccompanying drawing 'and will be -out in the appendedclaims; In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a side view of 'a lasting machine F1g.r2 isla detail showingthe position of means Whilev they are in operative relation to the work.

In Fig, '1 of the drawing is shown 4the head of a thread fasteningmechanism Vconstructed in accordance with my prior patentf'abovereferred to, this. mechanism conthe means of the'present invention forsecuring or fasteningl the upper. For .a

fuller description of'this -mechanism than I .head in portingslide anarm 14 secured to a lrockshaft 16. which has an arm 18 carrying a camroll 20. The.

1s herein lgiven, reference maybe had to prior 4,patent above',mentioI'udLl ,y

`The machine comprises aV column 2 on which 'is secured the' frame 6 ofthe machine which is journaled a camshaft 8 carrying a series of camsfrom which the A various operating' lmechanisms t with which the machineis provided .are operated. The lasting mechanism comprises a vsup- 12prvoted at its rear end to cam roll yengages a suitable cam on the camshaft contoured to rock 4the shaft 16 at branchl 26. A

ing' substantially through an opening inthe lower the properftime in thecycle ofthe machine b to cau'se the Vslide 12 to move 'toward the shoe.',flneforw'ara portion of the'slide nor-- mally rests in sliding lengagement with the l upper'end of-a machine frame;

theplatel22, is forked, 'one branch. 26 extend;

horizontally and the other. 'branch.28 'extending downwardly with 'its`f "end located rearwardly .of the .end of the 30, which constitutes'plate 22secured' at `24 to the The slide `12, forwardly of ,straptheelement of the lasting mechanism which engages the upper .of theshoe,l passes branch 28,

0f the? 'operai The operto' receive .ing operation.

in connection with per well down on the'side of t l in Fig. 2. To holdvtion to'be fastened fconnectedbetween the mach upwardly outside of thebranch 26,

through the opening 1n the lower branch 28. The two ends of the strap 30are perforated Oneend of a spring 32th' other end of which is secured'toa downward exglate 22, the strap being er suitabletension during slide12 to eli'ect the lasttension of the` thereby held'un movement of theAlhe work which the snoe operator is The channel guide preferably hastwo feet spaced lengthwise of the shoe suiiicient to enable the tweenthem, the feet engaging the inner face of the riband.' assistingthe-operator to hold positioningl means against is upheld in the handsof the 'andpo'sition'rthe shoe during the operation' of the lasting andsecurin ,mechanlsmsn For the lasting o eration, the operator holds' the*shoev in .t ve position shown in Fig. A`1 to' last for instance, theinner side Aof the shoe. l-Ie then depresses the treadle vto start themachine:y .The slide' 12 is4 advanced toward the shoe byv rotation ofthe -cam shaft v8, causing the strap 30, held un der tension by thespring 32 and in an inclined position Aas shown, to engage the upeShoe.' As the movement' ofthe slidey continues a ver- .ticalcomponent of-pressure due to the inclination of the strap, or by reason oftheengagement of the end of the branch 26 the upwardlyand inwardly inclinedwit facevof thelast or both, causes and upward movement of the strapwhile in contact with the shoe against' the tension of the spring 32.

provided by a'channel guide 34.

`wardly through an opening in Iits end and thread fastening to be formedbe- This action not lonly lays the upper 1 nto close y conformityV withthe contour of the last, but

produces a tensioning effect heightwise of the vlast..` The end of thebranch 26 covered'by the strap 30 is. given suiicient positive movement'toward the shoe by its cam to' y I lay the upgner against theuppercorner of the innersole. as shown .the edge ace 0f- I theV margin of-thelasted upper beyond the lasting elementin posicomprising a back ga38 extending' paralle ar is supported on is urged forwardly element 30..-Because of t e inclinations of the linksA 40, 42v the back gage 36moves downwardly as well as forwardly andacts to pressthel margin of thelasted upper inmechanism is provided I led position l and connected by-'a stantia'lly parallel to ymore fully described in my above mentioned,

thread finger-64 isV the first loop to the angle between the 4rib andfeather oi .theinnersolein position to be secured. The

thus worked into lastportion of the upper is secured by the threadfasten# ing mechanism off themachine which mecha'- nis1n comprises acurved. eye-pointed 'needle d v52. .The needle() is carrying a threacarried on a needle segment lpivoted at 54 which in turn 1sA operatedbya `bell crank lever fromv a earn on the prior patent to cause theneedle 'to maketwo stock penetrating movements 1n vveach cycle, thesecond movementbeing longer than the vfirst.

Betweenthese movements the needle is'mo'ved vlaterally-by mechanismoperated by movement of `a cam roll 61 'en gaging a peripheralY -camipath in a cam lblock 62. Upon its rst p enetrative moveloop ofv threadYinnersole 'rib subment the needle' carries throughtheupper and l thelast bottom which loop is engaged vby a hooked thread finger 64 whichholds the loop as the needle retracts. The `needle `then moves laterallypenetrates y.the upper' and' rib, carrying a second loop throng thework. The' hooked 4 then operated to carry through the second loop, thisoperation` beingacilitated by -the greater movement of the needle atthis time. The

up lever 66. a Vslot 'back the shoe, leaving A positioned by theoperatorneedle is then retracted and the second loop is tightened upon the firstloop to set a fastening by the action of the usual takef The needleoperates through in the,.back gagef and afterthe thread -fastening 1sgage 4i6-.to sever theshoe free to'fbe re-` and securing operation.

ing When ,the

cycle of. operations 1in Fig,` 1 and the machine' stops.

fl claim as new progressively ingmeans to move heightwise of the shoein4 upper progressively Having thus described my, invention, what anddesire -to secure Letters Patent of thev United States isz.

1. In a machine' for progressivelylai'ling A a shoe upper,

lasting means the Acombination of wiping tionsfof the shoe upperfandworking-lthem into lasted position, A and means lfor intermittentlyrubbing-engagement therewith,4

4 2. In `a lasting machine, 'the combination of a lasting elementvconstructed vand arranged to treatsuccessive portions of a shoe alongthe edge ofa shoe having a surface to .engage the sideor' Tun invertedshoe presented thereto in thel "'-iands ofthe operator, and meansoperative at will `:to cause the lastingelement togenoperator, a.

shaft 8, as is to' move heightwise bing ysurface to and again of meansfor positioning inclined tension, and

va formed athread cutting .y -knie 68is O perated'and cooperates withthe the thread close to pf@ lasting tending .in for another last#descrlbed has been come'` pleted the partsreturnto the position shownbyy operating .the last?Y torni tion, a 'strap yieldingly gage theupperand wipe itupwardly toward theshoe bottom. of means :forpositioning aninverted shoe presented to said means in the hands of thelasting ,element .inclined tothe plane of the shoe botto-m, operatingsaid lasting element Lintermittently to cause it to approach to upwipeand `overwip'e the upper.

4:. In a machine of' the 'classl '3. Ina lasting machine, thecombination and means fpr 'the shoe and A described, y

the combination 'of a .single wiping lasting means movableheightwise andtransversely of a shoe, and power means for intermittently operatingversely to engage engagement a`lasting machine, the combination".'an'inverted shoe presented to'said means inthe hands of the i.

operato-r, a flexible friction lasting element to the-'plane of the'v shoe bottom, for maintaining said element under means for operating ysaidlast intermittently to cause it to pproach lthe shoe .and-to upwipe .andoveripe theupper.' Y

means ing element In'- a lasting machine, :me combination elementhavinga surface eX-L. a direction inclined upwardly andoutwardly ofthc machineto engage the side'of an inverted shoe preseted thereto inthe hands ofthel operator, and means operativeat will to. cause thelasting elementto engage theupperand wipe it upwai-diyl toward the shoefbottom.

lasting machine having, in combination strap eXten'dingin a directioninwardly and outwardly of the maside. ofan inverted shoe presented thereto in the hands of the op- .eratr'inr and means'operative at will tocause the strap to el'igagethe` upper and .wipe it upwardly and`inwardly over-the shoe botlasting machine having,A in Ycombinahel'dat'its lower end and arranged to extend in a direction inclined upwardlyand outwardly of the machinejto engage the side-of an invertedshoepresented theretoin the hands of the operator, and means connectedwith the" upper end 'of the strap and operative' at will to cause thestrap to engage the upper and ving, in combination, :ranged andoperatedto upw1pe and'over-E V wipe successive fgressively -andto com eto rest,and fastenarranged to insert separate -structed lasted position,

-- each successive reach operatlon 1-iig, 1n combination,

' ranged. to upwipe and overwipe successive an .upper progressively,zand fastening mechan1sm arranged f separate non-metallicffasteningsthrough the.

portions of ten successive wipe'it upwardly vtoward `the shoe bottom.v`1 machine of the classdes'cri-bed hava lasting element ar-A portionsof an upperproving `mechanism fa'stenings to secure the upper to the`inner-v vff solef 11,-.10- ing, incombination, rangedv and operated2.11. A .mauahime of 'the class described hava lasting element ar` toupwipe and over-v arate fastenings through A machine of the classdescribed havlasting "mechanism 'arf upper andupstanding rib of thennersole in a direction parallel .to the 13. A lasting machine hav-ing,in-.combination, upper fastening mechanism conlstructed and arranvedprogressively to fas-I 'ten successive portionsof a lasted'Vintermittently to upwipe and f lsuccessive shoe upper in means actingoverwipe each er against` the operation of the fastening position, andvlasting,r

portion of the'upp llast prior tof'each g, in 'combi- `upper fastening.mechanism con and arrangedprogressively to Ias portion of` a .shoeupper in and a lasting to upwipe against the last portion of the upperprior to ofthe fastening mechanism.

15. A machineof the class described hav- 14. A lasting. machine havinonation,

intermittently ing, in combination, lasting mechanism comprlsingalasting element constructed and -arranged for intermittent operation to`uparate fasteningsto' secu to the .innersole Wi'pe'and'overwipe againstthe last succes-` sive portions of an upper progressively, and fasteninglmechanism arranged to insert sep'- re the 'lasted upper- 16l A lastingmachine having, in 'combination, upper fastening mechamsm, an upper Vtion, means forffastenmg an upper toan 1nlasting element extendingupwardly j along the side of an linverted shoe located in. operaf -t-iverelation to the fastening mechanism, and

means for operating the e eachoperation of the upper fastenmg mechanism.

lto' the fastening mechanism,

. .and

upper vheldin position to be vfastened to. the.A innersole rib, andfastening mechanismV ar y ranged to insert sep andoverwiping action onthe the rupperjand upstanding rib of.

; to insert shoe `bottoni@l -v`; :onju nctio'n with the operationelement acting' lement to cause it' to effect .an inward and upwardlasting acf tion on the upper prior vto be fastened, sai

a movement heig 17. A'lasting machine having, in combina- 65 tion, upperfastening mechanism,l upp side of an inverted shoe in operative relationV and means acta single inward upward lasting movementof said stretchingmeans in conjunction with each operation ofthe upper fasteningmechanism. 18. AV lasting machine having, incombination, `means forfastening anupper to an inng automatically to cause sole, a v.lastingmember arranged to be broughtjinto contact with the upper of a shoepresented-.to the fastening means at a point ,onthe side of the shoe'below the' last bottom, 'and meansv for giving the lasting means alimited movement transversely of andheightwise'of the last whilencontact With'the upper to efiectfa singlefnpwiping i upper prior. toeach operation of the fasteningmeans. V 19. "A lasting machine having,in combination, a strap arranged to extend in a direction inclinedupwardly and outwardly 'of the machine to engage the side of an invertedshoe presented thereto in the hands; gofthe operator,

cause the strap to'enga'ge the upper and wipe it upwardly and' inwardlyof the shoe bot# tom, and fastening 4r'nechal'iisxn operating in of thestrap` and subsequently' in lasted position.4

2Q. A lasting machine having, in combinathereto to secure the upper Vmeans operative at will to tion, means for fastening an upper to aninnersole,.a lasting member arranged to be brought 1 into contact 4withthe shoe presented to the'` fastenin means at a point on the side; ofthe shoeag'acent to the part tc be fastened,"and means for giving thelasting means intermittentlyva movement heightwise of the last while incontactwith the upper 'to effect a single upwiping action on the upperprior toeach .operation of the fastening means. .l V V V .21. A lastingmachine having, in combination, friction lasting mea-ns arranged to ex.-tend in* a direction inclined upwardly and outwardly ofthe machine toengage the side of an inverted shoe presented'thereto linthe hands ofthe operator, means operative at will to cause the lasting upper and rubit upwardly towardthe shoe bottom, and fastening mechanism operating inconjnnctionwith the operation of the lasting means and subsequentlythereto to secure the up rin lasted p i 22. fe

upper of. al

o sition. lastingmachine having, in combinanersole, a flexible lastingmember arranged t'o be vbrought into contactwith the side of the upperof a shoe ing means 'ata oint adjacent .to the part' to iiexible meansbeing given litwise of the-last While iny contact? with the uppertoeffect a singlel upwiping action of the upper prior to each operation ofthefastening means and having a means to engage the presented to thefastenf i return movement after the upper is'fasf of an upperprogressively,'and fastening' g vvlifted by the cam. action of saidinclined' portion, and flexible means forming a con-v tened. l

ed and arran ed for intermittent operation to upwipe an overwipesuccessive portions mechanism arranged to insert separate fasteningsthrough the lasted upper and the upstanding rib of the innersole in adirection substantially parallel with the shoebottoni.

24. A lasting machine having, in combina? tion, upper fasteningmechanism, andlast-- ingmeans comprising an upper rubbing -strapoperated to engage a -side of the shoe and move heightwiseof the shoe inrubbing engagement therewith lpri'or toeach opera. tion of the fasteningmechanism and to move away from the shoe after theupper is fastened. p Yy v v,

' 25. A lasting machine having, in combination, upper fasteningmechanism, lasting means comprising an :upper rubbing strap, and meansfor operating the strap to move it 4.toward the shoe and to cause itto'engage a side of, the shoe and movel lengthwise in" rubbingengagement therewithprior to each operationjof the fastening mechanism.

26. A lasting machine having, in4 combination, upper fasteningmechanism, lasting means comprising an upperrubbing strap, and means foroperating the strap in timed relation to the fastening mechanism i togegaan upwiping of a portion of the.

upper prior to each operation of the fastening'mechanism.

27. A lasting machine having, in com' bination, upper fasteningmechanism, an upper stretching strap extending upwardly toward thebottom of an inverted shoe lol cated in operative relation to thefastening mechanism, and means for operating the strap in timedVrelation to the fastening vmechanism to cause an inward and upwardlasting action of the strap in conjunction with the operation of theupper fastening mechanism.

' 28. A lasting machine havin". in combination, upper fasteningmechanism, any upper stretching strap extending upwardly and outwardlytoward the sidel of an inverted shoe in operative relation tothefastening mechanism, and means acting automatically to cause a singleinward and `upward lasting action of the strap in conjunction with eachoperation of the upper fastening mechanism.

29. ln a machine for lasting the sides of shoes, the combination withmeans for securing a portion of a lasted upper to the rib of an. insole,of means operated to engage theinclined portion of the side of the lastadjacent to its bottom and arranged to be lifted by the @am action ofsaid inclined portion andA to wipe the upper inwardly into l lpositionto be fastened. 23. A'machine of the class describedhavj ing, incombination, lasting mechanism comprising al fiexible lasting elementconstruct- `30. In a machine for i shoes, the combination with means forSecur ing aj portion of a lasted'uppertol the`rib lasting the sides of'of an insole,'of means operating to engage. t' the inclined portion ofthe side of the last f adjacent to its bottom and arranged to betinuation off the shoe engaging face of said operatingmeans acting toupwipe the side of the upper as said voperating means is raised by theinclined portion-of the last. .31.111 a' machine for lasting the sidesvof shoes, the! combination with'means for sef bottom forming aAcontinuation 'of the shoe engaging portion of said .operated means,said yieldingl means acting to Aupwipe the upper at the side'of the shoeduringoperation of said operated means.

'32. ln a machine shoes, the combination ofmeans for securing a portionof a lasted'upner to the .rib of an insole, 'means operated in adirection for lasting the sides of.

substantially parallel to the last bottom to engage the `sideof the-lastbelow the shoe" bottom and arranged for vertical movement whileincontact therewith, a lasting element forming a continuation of the shoeengag-` in face of said operated means,'fand resillent -means forholding said operated means against free vertical movement to cause saidlasting elementto vwipe the upper heightwise lofthe vlast in conjunctionwith movement ofthe operated means parallel to the last `bottomftocarrythe upper into position `to be secured.

A33. In a machine for lasting the sides of shoes, the combination withmeans for securinga portion of :a lasted upper to the rib of.' an'insole, of means positively operated to engage the side of the lastadjacent .to its bottom, yielding means arranged to form a continuationof the shoe engaging face of said operated means and arranged. at lan in4 clination to the shoe bottom, said yielding means being causedto`actto upwipe the upper at the side of the shoe during opera-f tion ofsaid operated means, and meansfor holding the yielding means undertension.

34;. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for fastening anupper to the rib of an innersole, a lasting member arranged and operatedto effect a single upwiping action on the upper prior to each operationof the fastening `means and to hold. the upper against the upper cornerof the edge faceof the innersole, and means to hold the upper in theangl@ between the'rih liti() and margin of the innersole during opera.v

tion of the fastening means.

v innersole, means for Working the 'upper into ing, in combination,vmeans for upwiping av portion of a shoe upper 4against a lipped f theangle-between the v.rib and feather oftheV i innersole, and means forfastening the upper4 to thel rib of the innersole.,

y36. A machine of theclass described havinnersole, means for positioningthe lasted portion against thel lip of the innersole, and

p v means for insertinga non-metallic fastenv A 35. A-machine of theclass described havfing; in combination,` means for 'upwipng a.V portionof upper in'each cycle and- :for ,holding the upper against the edge ofthe ing through the'lasted portion and the lip ofl the innersole. 4

3.7. A machine ofthe class described having, Lin combination,intermittently acting means -for upwipin ai localizedportion of a' shoeupper and ho ding Iit against the 4edge of a lipped innersole, and meansfor inserting an individual' fastening through the lasted portion andthe lip ofthe innersole. In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothispecifcationI u 1 F E12-NLA CHAPELLE.y

